How to Use microchip in a Sentence

microchip

noun
  • The vet also scanned for a microchip but did not find one.
    Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The study showed that owners were found for 63.5% of stray cats with microchips.
    Jennifer Rodriguez The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 25 Aug. 2023
  • That tycoon is Robert Tsao, the founder of a microchip-maker.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Dogs must always wear the ID tag that comes with the microchip when outdoors.
    Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Rescuers used the dog’s microchip to reunite him with Ahmed.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Crash wasn’t neutered and had no microchip, Cutler said, and no one came looking for him.
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Rescuers were able to locate Max thanks to his microchip.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Its collar had fallen off, as it was designed to, but the microchip could still be read.
    Vidya Athreya, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2023
  • This cat was one of the animals brought to the Maui Humane Society to get scanned for a microchip.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Frogs are released embedded with a microchip the size of a grain of rice, which helps the team find the animals in and around streams.
    Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2022
  • But the reunion would not have been possible without the cat's microchip.
    Gina Martinez, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Golfers hit balls across a 215-yard driving range, and microchips in the balls instantly report the distance of each shot.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Barstow said the vet tried to find her through Duke's microchip, but the phone number connected to the chip was outdated and no longer belonged to Barstow.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • In the early ’60s, four transistors could fit on a thumbnail-sized microchip.
    Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
  • If so much as a $1 microchip for an airbag is missing, a car with tens of thousands of dollars worth of installed parts cannot be sold.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Police did not find a microchip embedded in the dog and its owner is still unknown.
    cleveland, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The vast majority of the world’s advanced microchips are made in just two places, Taiwan and South Korea.
    Juliana Liu, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Workers there found the cat had a microchip, which identified her owners.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • When the dog came in, staff at the rescue scanned Cleo for a microchip and found one loaded with contact information.
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The dog was brought to the Norwood Police Station wearing a leash and collar but did not have a microchip or contact tag, the rescue league said.
    BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022
  • At this time, vets also attach ear tags and implant microchips into young bison that have been born since the last roundup.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Officers attempted to use the dog’s microchip but failed to contact the owner.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The result of the campaign is a silicon microchip on the panel with the names of 2.6 million people stenciled onto it.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Vaccines are $10 each, and the clinic will implant and register microchips for $25.
    Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2023
  • The clinic credits the reunion to the Smiths previously deciding to place a microchip in Jill.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Her adoption fee includes her spay surgery, a microchip and 20% off AHS’ Petique retail.
    The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The missing cat was discovered 670 miles away and identified through his microchip.
    Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Scholz is also poised to permit a Chinese takeover of a German microchip company.
    John Hudson, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The easing of Covid-19 restrictions and a shift in demand from goods to services has eased congestion in ports, trucking and microchip supply.
    James MacKintosh, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The tradition includes the Voyager probe's gold record and the Perseverance rover's microchip of 10.9 million names.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022

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